"My friends?" Huo Yuhao asked with a frown.
"That's right. Three girls. One of them seems to be named Ning Tian," Jing Ziyan said, nodding hurriedly.
"Mm, I understand."
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly at her words and walked straight out of the Soul Tool Research laboratory without another word. Two blue-green flame wings abruptly unfurled behind him, and with a beat of his wings, he flew toward the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
But Jing Ziyan, standing nearby, had clearly sensed the killing intent that flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes. It was even stronger than when he had fought Ji Juechen, and she immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Ju Zi, is Teacher Xuan here?" Jing Ziyan asked.
"Teacher Xuan is working on a crucial Soul Tool research project in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall." Ju Zi was quick-witted herself, so how could she fail to understand what Jing Ziyan meant? "Ke Ke and I will go find Teacher Xuan right now. Senior Jing, please follow Huo Yuhao. Whatever happens, don't let him kill anyone in the academy, or the consequences will be more than any of us can bear."
"All right." Jing Ziyan nodded, her figure turning into a wisp of smoke as she shot toward the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Ju Zi and Ke Ke also hurried out of the Soul Tool Research laboratory and headed toward the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall.
"Xiao Xiao, stop holding me back!"
At the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Wu Feng furiously tried to shake off Xiao Xiao, who kept tugging at her from behind. Beside them, a cold gleam flickered in Ning Tian's eyes, as though she were pondering something.
"Heh, three spies